Hi and welcome to the Gartrac boys, whoever they are. I think it's great to have Gartrac involved with the forum.

I'm sure you guys are very busy but please just keep the updates and info coming, would be great to see what you guys get up to over there. I know everyone would feel the same and look forward to it very much.

This van (not wagon) originated in Australia and was imported with a shipment of Mk1's and Mk2's. Once we saw it, we had to buy it! We love our vans over here!

We used to have one of these as our works delivery van back in the late 1970s early 1980s and thought it would be great to have one again.

The body was in excellent condition, hardly any rust, so only minimal repairs were required. The project started out as a repair, paint, throw some shiny parts at it and get it back on the road.

Original Shell

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We then thought no..... Why don't we do something different, so we set about installing the following -- Shock Turrets- Watts Linkage- Four link suspension- Side outlet exhaust- Etc, etc, etc

Basically this has had all our group 4 rally car modifications custom fitted into the floorpan of this little old van.

Here are some other teaser pics and we will post more when she is close to being finished!

Workmanship

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Part of Engine Bay

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PS - we have a promotion running in the UK which is 5% discount on parts ordered online at http://www.gartrac.com/shop. The code is GAR0514. We know that shipping costs are a nightmare and we are working on this. If you need a shipping quote, please let us know.